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Canha homers as A's gain ground on Yankees in wild-card race

By The Associated Press which is the longest active
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — streak in the majors.
Mark Canha homered and ANGELS 3, RANGERS 1
Matt Chapman hit an RBI ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) —
double to back Trevor Ca- Matt Shoemaker pitched
hill, leading Oakland past five scoreless innings in his
New York in a matchup be- first start for the Angels in
tween two teams in the AL more than five months,
wild-card race. and Taylor Ward snapped
The A's jumped on CC Sa- a scoreless tie with his sev-
bathia early and pulled enth-inning homer.
within 3 1/2 games of New Ward's two-run homer was
York for the first wild card. part of a three-run seventh
Cahill (6-3) defeated the that made rookie reliever
Yankees for the first time Taylor Cole (1-2) a first-time
in seven career appear- winner. Cole went 1 1/3 in-
ances, the only AL team nings after relieving Shoe-
he'd never beaten. The maker.
right-hander improved to All of the Los Angeles runs
5-0 with a 1.09 ERA in nine came off Zac Curtis (0-1),
home starts, striking out the third pitcher for the
three to leave him one shy Rangers on a night they
of 1,000 for his career. Cahill started the game with two
allowed four hits and three scoreless innings by reliever
runs — two earned — in five Jeffrey Springs before fel-
innings. low rookie Ariel Jurado's
Lou Trivino relieved Cahill four innings.
and struck out the side in Shoemaker had missed 134
the sixth. Jeurys Familia is- games since going on the
sued consecutive two-out disabled list because of a
walks in the eighth but got right forearm strain after
out of it unscathed before his first start of the season
Blake Treinen finished for his March 31. The right-hand-
36th save. er missed the final 3 1/2
Luke Voit hit a two-run Oakland Athletics' Mark Canha hits a solo home run against the New York Yankees during the fifth months last season be-
homer for New York, which inning of a baseball game in Oakland, Calif., Monday, Sept. 3, 2018. cause of the same issue.
welcomed back manager Associated Press RAYS 7, BLUE JAYS 1
Aaron Boone to the bench TORONTO (AP) — Blue Jays
after he served a one- three-hitter. and pinch-hitter Yandy the seventh tied it 1-all af- starter Marcus Stroman got
game suspension Sunday. Ryon Healy had an RBI Diaz hit a hard grounder ter Chicago's Nicky Delmo- roughed up early in his re-
Sabathia (7-6) retired Mar- single and Dee Gordon that second baseman Whit nico homered to lead off turn from the disabled list,
cus Semien on a flyball added a sacrifice fly, both Merrifield turned into a the game for Chicago. Ji-Man Choi added a solo
before surrendering four off Josh Rogers (1-1), who game-ending double play. ASTROS 4, TWINS 1 homer to lead Tampa Bay.
straight singles and a bas- made his second major Hill recorded his second HOUSTON (AP) — Alex Joey Wendle had three
es-loaded walk to Matt Ol- league start and allowed save. Bregman homered for the hits, Matt Duffy had two hits
son as the A's went ahead four hits and two walks in 5 Adam Plutko (4-5) gave up third straight game and Yuli and two RBIs, and Tommy
3-1. 1/3 innings. three homers and allowed Gurriel also went deep to Pham reached base three
New York answered right ROYALS 5, INDIANS 1 four runs in six innings. help Houston win its third times for the Rays. Tampa
back on Voit's seventh CLEVELAND (AP) — Jakob WHITE SOX 4, TIGERS 2 straight. Bay won its third straight
home run that came on a Junis allowed two hits in CHICAGO (AP) — Matt Da- Dallas Keuchel (11-10) and fourth of six following
3-2 pitch. seven shutout innings, Ryan vidson hit a two-run, game- scattered five hits over six an eight-game winning
MARINERS 2, ORIOLES 1 O'Hearn homered twice ending homer as Chicago innings and allowed an un- streak that ended Aug. 28.
SEATTLE (AP) — Erasmo and Kansas City won its scored three times in the earned run for his second Kevin Keirmaier returned af-
Ramirez allowed one run in season-high sixth straight. bottom of the ninth for its straight win. Brad Peacock ter missing Sunday's game
5 1/3 innings, and the Seat- Junis (8-12) gave up a two- eighth win in 11 games. allowed a single with two because of a sore back
tle bullpen shut down Balti- out single to Francisco Lin- Davidson hit his 20th homer outs in the ninth to load the and had three hits and an
more the rest of the way. dor in the third and a lead- into the left-field bullpen bases but struck out Jorge RBI, coming within a home
Ramirez (2-3) allowed two off single to Yonder Alonso on the first pitch his saw Polanco to escape the jam run of the cycle.
hits, struck out five and in the fifth. The right-hander from Detroit closer Shane and get his third save. Making his first start since
walked none. The right- hit a batter, walked none, Greene (2-6) after Weling- Minnesota's Kyle Gibson Aug. 17, Stroman (4-9) al-
hander is 2-1 in five starts struck out six and retired ton Castillo singled. Daniel (7-12) yielded four hits and lowed four runs and six hits
since coming off the dis- the last nine hitters. Palka's 21st homer to lead four runs — two earned — in 1 2/3 innings. It was Stro-
abled list on Aug. 12. Brian Flynn pitched a score- off the ninth tied it at 2. with five strikeouts in seven man's shortest start since
Edwin Diaz struck out the less eighth and Wily Peralta Victor Martinez homered innings for his third straight Aug. 15, 2014.
side in the ninth inning for reliever began the ninth deep to left with one out loss. Ryan Stanek opened for
his 52nd save and 26th one- with a 5-0 lead. Lindor hom- in the top of the ninth off There were two outs in the the Rays and left after a
run save, both of which ered with one out, Michael Jace Fry (2-2) to put Detroit first inning when Bregman perfect first inning. Yonny
lead the majors. Zach Brantley singled and Per- ahead 2-1. Greene then knocked his 28th home into Chirinos (3-5) followed with
Duke, Nick Vincent and alta walked Jose Ramirez failed to retire a batter in the seats in left field to give seven innings of relief, al-
Alex Colome combined to and Edwin Encarnacion on the ninth as he blew his fifth Houston a 1-0 lead. Breg- lowing one run and four
pitch 2 2/3 scoreless innings eight pitches. save. man has reached base hits. Jaime Schultz pitched
before Diaz finished off the Left-hander Tim Hill relieved Niko Goodrum's solo shot in safely in 31 straight games, the ninth.q